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US airlines give China flight plans for defense zone

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 1, 2013 | World

New York/Tokyo, Reuters—US airlines United, American and Delta, have notified Chinese authorities of flight plans when traveling through an air defense zone Beijing has declared over the East China Sea, following US government advice. The zone has raised tensions,...

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This photo taken on October 13, 2011 shows a P-3C patrol plane of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force flying over the disputed islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu islands in China, in the East China Sea (AFP PHOTO / JAPAN POOL via JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT)

Japan, S. Korean military planes defy China’s new defence zone

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2013 | World

Tokyo/Seoul, Reuters—Japanese and South Korean military aircraft flew through disputed air space over the East China Sea without informing China, officials said on Thursday, challenging a new Chinese air defense zone that has increased regional tensions and sparked...

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General view of the first working session of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (AFP PHOTO/POOL/SERGEI KARPUKHIN)

Leaders of China, Japan hold ‘brief talk’ at G20

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2013 | World

Beijing, AP—Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke briefly with his Japanese counterpart at the Group of 20 summit in Russia, in the first contact between the two leaders amid yearlong tensions over disputed islands, state media reported Friday. China had earlier ruled...